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1 ?? ) featuring H " homscemiiiH " r'SDoffs Afl I lV ?Wl I '' Sports editor Jose Carvajal In honor of homcoming, ..- " j p writes about his experience ' V r r.. tV y today's features section f- V q 1 fTkJTTil ' I 'tf ' running a 5k, the first , " looks at the week's V 'jfi ' W, i t homecoming activity of the v,, """" -w. f"'$ activities in a 1 2 page I ' " 'jj J. s' ! week, page 6 of the special i N' special section. In an impressive defensive outing, the Lady 'Cats shutout Sacramento State 3-0 in Saturday nights game, page 6. Volume 63 Issue 16 If Mil Vednesday, September 20, 2000 The Signpost w B R T A T U N V R T Y By Jami Cross news writer The Signpost Demand for naked and lazy men is at an all time high across the country. This is why the convocation featuring Richard and Gervase from the hit show "Survivor" has been canceled. Due to scheduling conflicts Richard and Gervase will be unable to speak at Weber State University's convocation Thursday, Sept. 21. WSUSA senate meetings open to students By Wes Hanna campus affairs editor The Signpost The Student Senate opened its meeting for the first time Monday in what it called an "open forum," where any student could come and comment on changes they would like to see at Weber State University - and be heard by the Senate as a body. "I want the students to know that if they have an idea they can come before the Senate and have 19 senators there supporting you," said Trent Cragun, academic vice president for WSUSA. In the past, any student could attend senate meetings, but they were not allowed to address or interact with the Senate unless they arranged to be placed on the agenda the week before. The next open forum will be Oct. 2 and will regularly run ev- See Senate page 7 Danny Hatch, WSU convocation chairman, was working to book two other survivors from the show, but was unable. CBS has contracts with all the survivors and it was a commitment with the Regis show which airs Friday on CBS and has been scheduled for at least two weeks that caused Richard to cancel at the last minute and a commitment with Bryant Gumbel that caused Gervase to cancel. "Survivor" was the first reality show to reach the general public and take it by storm, pulling in millions of viewers each week. Even the creators of the show had no idea how big it would be. CBS won the ratings every night "Survivor" aired. The show started with 16 castaways forming two tribes on an island. Every three days there were challenges in which the tribes would compete. When one of the tribes won the challenge, See Survivor page 3 Due to scheduling conflicts, "survivors" Richard and Gervase will not speak Thursday at convocations. They may be rescheduled. ..... - . . " - - .SB1 V." Mud volleyball or mud bath? Betsy Erickson wallows in the mud after she misses the volleyball during Monday's game. KSL donates set to WSU By Mark Gray news editor The Signpost If you were to see one of Weber State University's newscasts on channel 9 last year you would have seen a news set that consisted of little more than a desk and a curtain. That's all changed thanks to KSL Channel 5, who donated its old set to WSU because the "eyewitness news" team built a new one. The set that was given to WSU was made of several materials and weighed 2,500 pounds. It required two moving trucks and crew of about 15 to pick up the set from the Salt Lake City studio. "It was very heavy," said Ty Sanders, chairman of the Department of Communication. 'These sets are typically made to stay and not to be moved. This one was certainly not made to be moved." WSU acquiring the set was a good ending to a long process. In the spring of 1999, faculty mem-See KSL page 3 By Lisa Roskelley editor in chief The Signpost Speaking in salaries, from President Paul Thompson to his secretary there's a pretty big gap. Actually, a gap about the size of Provost David Eisler's salary. When you take Thompson's $135,792 annual salary and subtract Eisler's $109.2 12 you still have more than Joanne Robinson's 1999-2000 annual salary. But Robinson definitely ranks at the high end of secretarial salaries on campus. And while Thompson is the top-paid individual on campus, Eisler is third in line. Vice President of Administrative Services Allen Simkins edged Eisler out for second with $110,606. Most would know that name as the one at the bottom ofuniversity-issued paychecks. A review of Weber State Univerisity salaries shows that some people are making some serious cash. Others are making less than you might think. "I thought Vause was worth a little more." WSU senior Taiza Pickering said about the director of the honors program. Mikel Vause's salary is $58,378. She said that after she lost the shock of finding out it was public information. Since the 1994 legislative session, university personnel salary information has been open to public scrutiny. Or public dimay, as the case may be these days. First, WSU senior Sherrie Smith asked about microbiology professor Craig Oberg, then she asked about chemistry professor Stephen Stoker's $57,904. "Whoa, he's been here longer than Oberg," she said. "Well, you don't want to be a chemist!" Coin for coin With salary equity the No. 1 financial priority for the upcoming legislative session, there is a lot of talk on campuses across the state. Esnerinllv since the 2000 lppiln- tive session yielded about 30 percent of that requested by WSU last year. This is a big concern considering the average annual salary faculty members ' make at WSU is roughly $47,574. 'The most difficult thing for me is Weber State has been losing ground." Thompson said, citing statistics from the College and Universities Personnel Association.According to CUPA. WSU compares with its "peer" universities at about 86 percent of the average. This is down from 94 percent in 1995-96. WSU is 14 percent below the average pay scale of comparable universities in the United States. WSU faculty and staff are definitely not getting what their counterparts at other See Job page 5

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1 ?? ) featuring H " homscemiiiH " r'SDoffs Afl I lV ?Wl I '' Sports editor Jose Carvajal In honor of homcoming, ..- " j p writes about his experience ' V r r.. tV y today's features section f- V q 1 fTkJTTil ' I 'tf ' running a 5k, the first , " looks at the week's V 'jfi ' W, i t homecoming activity of the v,, """" -w. f"'$ activities in a 1 2 page I ' " 'jj J. s' ! week, page 6 of the special i N' special section. In an impressive defensive outing, the Lady 'Cats shutout Sacramento State 3-0 in Saturday nights game, page 6. Volume 63 Issue 16 If Mil Vednesday, September 20, 2000 The Signpost w B R T A T U N V R T Y By Jami Cross news writer The Signpost Demand for naked and lazy men is at an all time high across the country. This is why the convocation featuring Richard and Gervase from the hit show "Survivor" has been canceled. Due to scheduling conflicts Richard and Gervase will be unable to speak at Weber State University's convocation Thursday, Sept. 21. WSUSA senate meetings open to students By Wes Hanna campus affairs editor The Signpost The Student Senate opened its meeting for the first time Monday in what it called an "open forum," where any student could come and comment on changes they would like to see at Weber State University - and be heard by the Senate as a body. "I want the students to know that if they have an idea they can come before the Senate and have 19 senators there supporting you," said Trent Cragun, academic vice president for WSUSA. In the past, any student could attend senate meetings, but they were not allowed to address or interact with the Senate unless they arranged to be placed on the agenda the week before. The next open forum will be Oct. 2 and will regularly run ev- See Senate page 7 Danny Hatch, WSU convocation chairman, was working to book two other survivors from the show, but was unable. CBS has contracts with all the survivors and it was a commitment with the Regis show which airs Friday on CBS and has been scheduled for at least two weeks that caused Richard to cancel at the last minute and a commitment with Bryant Gumbel that caused Gervase to cancel. "Survivor" was the first reality show to reach the general public and take it by storm, pulling in millions of viewers each week. Even the creators of the show had no idea how big it would be. CBS won the ratings every night "Survivor" aired. The show started with 16 castaways forming two tribes on an island. Every three days there were challenges in which the tribes would compete. When one of the tribes won the challenge, See Survivor page 3 Due to scheduling conflicts, "survivors" Richard and Gervase will not speak Thursday at convocations. They may be rescheduled. ..... - . . " - - .SB1 V." Mud volleyball or mud bath? Betsy Erickson wallows in the mud after she misses the volleyball during Monday's game. KSL donates set to WSU By Mark Gray news editor The Signpost If you were to see one of Weber State University's newscasts on channel 9 last year you would have seen a news set that consisted of little more than a desk and a curtain. That's all changed thanks to KSL Channel 5, who donated its old set to WSU because the "eyewitness news" team built a new one. The set that was given to WSU was made of several materials and weighed 2,500 pounds. It required two moving trucks and crew of about 15 to pick up the set from the Salt Lake City studio. "It was very heavy," said Ty Sanders, chairman of the Department of Communication. 'These sets are typically made to stay and not to be moved. This one was certainly not made to be moved." WSU acquiring the set was a good ending to a long process. In the spring of 1999, faculty mem-See KSL page 3 By Lisa Roskelley editor in chief The Signpost Speaking in salaries, from President Paul Thompson to his secretary there's a pretty big gap. Actually, a gap about the size of Provost David Eisler's salary. When you take Thompson's $135,792 annual salary and subtract Eisler's $109.2 12 you still have more than Joanne Robinson's 1999-2000 annual salary. But Robinson definitely ranks at the high end of secretarial salaries on campus. And while Thompson is the top-paid individual on campus, Eisler is third in line. Vice President of Administrative Services Allen Simkins edged Eisler out for second with $110,606. Most would know that name as the one at the bottom ofuniversity-issued paychecks. A review of Weber State Univerisity salaries shows that some people are making some serious cash. Others are making less than you might think. "I thought Vause was worth a little more." WSU senior Taiza Pickering said about the director of the honors program. Mikel Vause's salary is $58,378. She said that after she lost the shock of finding out it was public information. Since the 1994 legislative session, university personnel salary information has been open to public scrutiny. Or public dimay, as the case may be these days. First, WSU senior Sherrie Smith asked about microbiology professor Craig Oberg, then she asked about chemistry professor Stephen Stoker's $57,904. "Whoa, he's been here longer than Oberg," she said. "Well, you don't want to be a chemist!" Coin for coin With salary equity the No. 1 financial priority for the upcoming legislative session, there is a lot of talk on campuses across the state. Esnerinllv since the 2000 lppiln- tive session yielded about 30 percent of that requested by WSU last year. This is a big concern considering the average annual salary faculty members ' make at WSU is roughly $47,574. 'The most difficult thing for me is Weber State has been losing ground." Thompson said, citing statistics from the College and Universities Personnel Association.According to CUPA. WSU compares with its "peer" universities at about 86 percent of the average. This is down from 94 percent in 1995-96. WSU is 14 percent below the average pay scale of comparable universities in the United States. WSU faculty and staff are definitely not getting what their counterparts at other See Job page 5